William Careri
@wcareri.com
Assoc. Dir., Insights and Analytics at Temple University Adjunct Prof. of Communication at Northampton Community College https://www.wcareri.com
It's been one year since I published VizDex. The library has grown from featuring 19 data viz blogs & newsletters to 59; still continuing to expand. Thanks to all contributors! www.vizdexproject.com
VizDex
A library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization.
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William Careri@wcareri.com · last yr.Introducing VizDex! An ever-growing library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization. vizdexproject.com
The paper is now officially out in the #chi2026 proceedings! You can download the dataset, as well as the autoethnographic memos, as Supplementary Material dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Dr Florence Smith Nicholls@florencesn.bsky.social · 4mo agoNext Monday I will be presenting our paper "Video Game Archaeology as Hauntological Practice: A Collaborative Autoethnography in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" at #chi2026! The preprint is available to download here: kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/pu... #archaeogaming #archaeology #hci #gamedev
A lot of us have seen the new photo of Earth, and I want it to serve as a reminder for how powerful such visuals can be. This was a short piece I wrote for Nightingale's fifth issue on nature, highlighting the Earthrise photo and what became after it was released.
Syracuse is named after a classical Greek city known for its practical and artistic ceramics, a city which is now in Italy. When we kill the humanities we kill self-knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...
Syracuse Drops 84 Programs Including Classics, Ceramics and Italian
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Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.
While I have stepped down from my day-to-day role of Managing Editor, I look forward to continue being an active editor and contributor in new and similar capacities. Nightingale has been and will continue to be an important part of my career journey and I am thrilled for Teo and this new era!
Data Visualization Society@datavizsociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago📊 Beginning March 1, 2026, Teo Popescu steps into the role of Managing Editor for Nightingale. Succeeding Will Careri, Teo is honored to take up the mantle left behind and ring in a new era of the journal of the Data Visualization Society. nightingaledvs.com/teo-popescu-...
Granted, it took me ten attempts to do this well. dialed.gg
Andy Kirk@visualisingdata.com · 6mo agoVery much so! Though I feel I’ve peaked too soon dialed.gg
📊 Behind every data visualization lies a hidden architecture of structural decisions that the viewer may never see. Isobel Parkes explores parallels between the restoration of a Renaissance piece and the digital carpentry required to build documents with D3.js. nightingaledvs.com/the-back-of-...
The Back of the Painting: On Structure, Integrity, and Data Visualisation, Nightingale
In the early 1420s, Fra Angelico, a Dominican friar and painter, completed his first large-scale work for the newly built monastery at San Domenico.
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I joined @chrismaverick.bsky.social on @voxpopcast.bsky.social to talk about the Tommy Westphall Universe, discuss television continuity, and contemplate the absurdity of Scooby Doo crossovers. Give it a listen! voxpopcast.com/wp/2026/02/1...
e409. Tommy Westphall's Snowglobe: Exploring Fiction's Largest Shared Universe — The VoxPopcast
Most TV, movies, books… fiction in general don’t exist. This is obvious. That’s sort of the point of fiction. but what if it didn’t exist beyond the obvious fact that…
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William Careri@wcareri.com · 2y agoMy re-visualization of the Tommy Westphall Universe—illustrating the theory of how more than 200 television shows are interconnected in the same universe. 📊 Full resolution - nightingaledvs.com/wp-content/u...
We’re clearing out our warehouse inventory and everything must go! Get 20% OFF all print issues of Nightingale through February 14. ⚠️ Important: We do not plan on reprinting these issues. Once they’re gone, they are gone for good. 🎟️ Code: SAVE20 🛒 Shop here: shop.datavisualizationsociety.org
Have you met the Wikipede? In another universe, maybe it has been Wikipedia's logo for over two decades. Community members submitted many designs, proposed changes, and debated them openly 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
My first semester as an adjunct was filled with unexpected realizations, some things I want to bring back in the spring semester, and other things I need to work on. www.wcareri.com/blog/a-retur...
William Careri
Data, Design, & Dialogue
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Final grades are in and here marks the end of my first semester as an adjunct professor at Northampton Community College. Ten years after beginning my educational journey here, I have come full circle. www.northampton.edu/news/2025/12...
As we enter the season of Giving Tuesday and end-of-year fundraising campaigns, I have revisited my list of nonprofits I personally donate to and believe others should, too. www.wcareri.com/blog/end-of-... This list is ongoing, so if you have any recommendations, send them my way!
William Careri
Data, Design, & Dialogue
wcareri.com
📊 This exhibition shows LA not just as a city of humans, but as a shared habitat where five animal species navigate the urban landscape alongside us. "LA on the Move" by @datavandals.bsky.social transforms ecological data into a fascinating view of city life. nightingaledvs.com/la-on-the-mo...
LA on the Move: Data Vandals Bring Wildlife and Humans Together at Union Station, Nightingale
The relationship between nature and the city is often framed as a tension—wilderness versus concrete, animals versus humans.
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Harvesting 1,000+ black walnuts from our property is one of my favorite and purposely least efficient things I do each autumn. www.wcareri.com/blog/efficie...
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
Nick Fleisher@nickfleisher.bsky.social · 10mo ago30% drop year over year!
New Jackson+Williams piece is out and holy shit there are some outstanding points in this. Liz and Rua have repeatedly helped my thoughts evolve over the years. This does it again. This one isn't just about how "design for one, extend to all" is limited, but actively censors disabled people.
Liz Jackson@lizjackson.bsky.social · 10mo agoOur latest for Thank You for your Feedback Loop. A story and an idea. I'm hoping @fractalecho.bsky.social can better explain. buttondown.com/TYFYFL/archi...
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Glenn White@justicar.xyz · 11mo agoLarry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Honored to launch the world’s first MPS in Data Visualization & Communication at SVA NYC—10 months focused on design, data, & communication. Seeking innovators and revolutionaries! for Sept 2026. Learn more/apply: sva.edu/mpsdataviz
My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
"PEN intends to introduce several new initiatives[,] incldg rsrch + analysis of educational censorship in public libraries; public education campaigns to highlight the free speech implications of book bans...; + safety resources + trainings for librarians who face harassment..."
PEN to Put $1.4m Grant Toward Public Libraries
The Mellon Foundation has awarded PEN America $1.4 million to support its efforts defending the freedom to read in public libraries through new research, public education, and safety initiatives.
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The statement, "in 100 years no one will know the difference between a booty call and a butt dial and that's why we need historians" (or something like that) has been running through my head all week and damned if this didn't pop up today on @askhistorians.bsky.social.
University admins need to be more afraid of losing the confidence of their faculty than they are of missing out on the next tech fad
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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my statement on Ai from the mini-comic I'm making as syllabus for a new class I'm teaching this fall. It's simple, but I pretty much said all I have to say on it - it robs you of decisions and struggle - and the joy of being surprised. It robs you of learning...
